New Member OrientationAugust 2011

Southern Region Program Leadership Network

The Southern Region

• 13 States• Puerto Rico• Virgin Islands

Southern Extension Organizations

Association of Extension Administrators

1890 Universities

Southern Rural Development Center

Association of Southern Region Extension Directors

1862 Universities

Southern Land Grant Universities

Fifteen1862 Institutions

Fourteen 1890 Institutions (+ Four not in the South)

Southern Region Program Leadership Network

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

Individual Benefits

Building collaborative networks (85%)Implementing/adapting ideas/best practices (71%)Widening one’s view of Extension work (51%)Strengthening connections with people (46%)Reflecting critically on their work (42%)Receiving training/professional development (40%)Developing leadership skills (33%)Gaining confidence in work/personal skills (33%)

Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

Committee Benefits

Leveraging other’s ideas/best practices (73%)Generating solutions to common struggles/problems

(72%)Supporting each other (72%)Developing joint projects; sharing resources(55%)Initiating ideas that later gain prominence (44%)Working w/ASRED & AEA for national voice (43%)Building bonds among 1862 & 1890 Inst. (41%)Developing & supporting southern solidarity (35%)

Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

Four Results of Participating in PLN

Improved effectiveness by adopting a best practice from another state (66%)

Feel more support in their work (48%)

Think differently about their resources (48%)

Feel recharged from PLN (35%)

Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

Changes in my

work due to PLN

Program Leadership Network (PLN)

MissionFoster and strengthen Extension education

programming throughout the Southern region by promoting multi-state cooperation.

Anticipate emerging program issues and needs.

Implement action processes to address them in a timely manner.

PLN Structure

Three Main Groups: • Program Committees (PC)

• Program Leadership Committee (PLC)

• Executive Committee (EC)

Administratively responsible to ASRED and AEA

ASRED1862 Inst - Directors

AEA1890 Inst - Administrators

PLCProgram Leadership Committee

PLN Structure Overview

COM

ANR

CD FCS 4-H

MM

PSD

IT

ECExecutive Committee

Program Committees (PC)

COM

ANR

CD FCS 4-H

MM

PSD

IT

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Communication

Community Development Family &

Consumer Science

4-H Youth Development

Information Technology

Middle Managers

Program & Staff Development

Program Committees (PC)

Membership

Officers, Representatives, and Administrative Advisors

Roles and Responsibilities Identify Emerging Issues & Opportunities Develop Annual Work Plan Collaborate Regionally

COM

ANR

CD FCS 4-H

MM

PSD

IT

Program Leadership Committee (PLC)

Membership

Officers, Advisors, and ASRED and AEA Representatives

Roles and Responsibilities• Develop an Annual PLC Work Plan• Identify Cross Committee Emerging Issues• Review Annual Work Plan for Committees• Plan Annual PLN Conference• Carry Information and Action Items from the Program

Committees to the Administrators and Directors

PLC

Program Leadership Committee

(PLC)

Members

ANR Nelson Daniels Joan Dusky

COM Robin Adams Bob Reynolds

CD Adolphus Johnson Joe Sumners

FCS Kasundra Cyrus Karen Gehrt

4-H Chris Boleman Dorothy Wilson

IT Lalit Rainey Jim Segers

MM • Jewel Hairston• Martha SartorPSD• Celeste Allgood• Scott Cummings

Advisors• Tony Windham• Jewel Hairston

AEA & ASRED Appointees• Paul Coreil• Gina Eubanks

Ex-Officio• Ronald A. Brown• L. Washington Lyons• Vicki Vaughn• Rachel Welborn

Executive Committee (EC) Roles & Responsibilities

Membership

Roles & Responsibilities Coordinate action on emerging regional issues

Promote effective communication

Take responsibility for actions needed between scheduled meetings of the Program Leadership Committee

Act on issues that emerge quickly

Appoint teams or task forces to address multi-program issues

Executive Committee Members (EC)

Dorothy Wilson, EC Chair

Joan Dusky, PLC Chair/EC Vice-Chair

Paul Coreil, ASRED Representative

Jewel Hairston, AEA Representative

Lalit Rainey, Elected Representative from COM, IT, PSD, & MM

Kasundra Cyrus, Elected Representative From FCS, ANR, CD & 4-H

Tony Windham1862 Advisor

Gina Eubanks1890 Advisor

Ex-Officio: Ron Brown, ASRED L. Washington Lyons, AEA Rachel Welborn, SRDC

EC

Questions?

Southern Region Program Leadership Network